THE LONDON MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21509, 5 June 1933, Page 5

THE LONDON MARKETS

QUOTATIONS FOR METALS TIN FIRMER AGAIN (Received Juno i, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 3 Following are yesterday's quotations on the London metal market compared with those of June 1: June 2 June 1 Per Ton Per Ton £ a d £ s ci Copper, stan., spot , , US 1 10J 33 3 9 Copper, stan.. 3 inos. . 38 15 10J 38 (i 101 'Copper, electrolytic . . 43 0 0 43 0 0 to to 41 0 0 43 10 0 Copper, elect., wire bars 44 0 0 43 10 0 Lead, soft, spot . . 13 5 0 lii 0 3 Lead, soft, forward . . 13 10 0 13 11 3 Spelter, spot . . . . Hi 10 0 Hi 10 0 Spelter, forward . . 16 8 9 16 8 9 Tin, stan., spot . . 209 18 9 209 2 6 Tin, stan., 3 mos. 209 17 6 208 17 ti •American 8 cents a 1b... compared with 8.12 cents on June 1. COTTON. RUBBER, JUTE, ETC. (Quotations on May 27 in parentheses.) ■ Cotton.—Spot, G.37d (6.07 d) a lb.; July delivery, 6.09 d (5.83 d). Rubber. —Para, 5Jd (sid) alb; plansmoked, 3 9-16 d (3 3-32 d). Jute. —June-July shipments, £lB 15s (£l9 ss) a ton. Copra.—June-Julv shipments, South Sea, £ll 12s 6(1 (£ll 2s 6d) a ton; plantation, Rabaul, £ll 15s (£ll ss). Linseed Oil.—£2l 5s (£2O ss) a ton. Turpentine.—6ls 9d (61s) a cwt. SALES OF RABBITSKINS At the London rabbitskin sales 2600 wero offered and 920 wero sold. Hatters' sorts wero in good demand and advanced 20 per cent, compared with March 23. Furriers' were neglected. A few bucks were offered and realised very high prices. AUSTRALIAN PEARS SHIPMENT TO CANADAWINNIPEG, June 2 The first shipment of Australian pears under the trade treaty with Canada arrived to-day. None was distributed among retailers, but wholesale merchants say the fruit is in fine condition and predict & ready sale for it.